For example, Burmese pythons, considered the largest subspecies of Indian python and used in this study, increase their metabolic rate 22 to 44 times above their fasting metabolic rate when ...

Closely related to the Burmese python, the Indian python can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) long. It inhabits the forests, grasslands, and swamps of the Indian subcontinent. This species is revered ...